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My Week With Marilyn

(2011)

Rated R for some language.

R In Theaters 11/23/2011 , 99min.
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Plot & Details

In the early summer of 1956, 23-year-old Colin Clark (Eddie Redmayne), just down from Oxford and determined to make his way in the film business, worked as a lowly assistant on the set of 'The Prince and the Showgirl'. The film that famously united Sir Laurence Olivier (Kenneth Branagh) and Marilyn Monroe (Michelle Williams), who was also on honeymoon with her new husband, the playwright Arthur Miller (Dougray Scott).

Nearly 40 years on, his diary account The Prince, the Showgirl and Me was published, but one week was missing and this was published some years later as My Week with Marilyn -- this is the story of that week. When Arthur Miller leaves England, the coast is clear for Colin to introduce Marilyn to some of the pleasures of British life; an idyllic week in which he escorted a Monroe desperate to get away from her retinue of Hollywood hangers-on and the pressures of work.
  • MPAA Rating: R
  • Genre(s): Drama
  • Run Time: 99min.
  • Theatrical Release Date: 11/23/2011
  • DVD Release Date: 03/13/2012
  • Director(s): Simon Curtis
  • Starring: Michelle Williams , Emma Watson , Kenneth Branagh , Dominic Cooper , Eddie Redmayne
  • Themes: Actor's Life,Filmmaking,Star-Crossed Lovers
  • Tone: Bittersweet,Melancholy,Nostalgic,Poignant,Sentimental,Endearing
  • Keywords: celebrity,crush,icon,production [showbiz],superstar
  • Country of Origin: USA - Limited (11,USA - Limited (11-23-2011)
  • Language: English

Awards

Academy Awards

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2011 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Supporting Actor Kenneth Branagh Nominated
2011 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Actress Michelle Williams Nominated

British Academy of Film and Television Arts

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2011 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Supporting Actress Judi Dench Nominated
2011 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Costume Design Jill Taylor Nominated
2011 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Supporting Actor Kenneth Branagh Nominated
2011 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Actress Michelle Williams Nominated
2011 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best British Film Nominated
2011 British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Makeup and Hair Jenny Shircore Nominated

Golden Globes

Year Award CategoryCast & Crew Result
2011 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy Michelle Williams Won
2011 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture Kenneth Branagh Nominated
2011 Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Picture - Comedy or Musical Nominated